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Table of Content
21 Introduction
21.1 Product Class 1: Amides
21.1.1 Synthesis from Carbonic Acid Derivatives
21.1.2 Synthesis from Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
21.1.3 Synthesis from Aldehydes, Ketones, and Related Compounds
21.1.4 Synthesis from Amines
21.1.5 Synthesis by Rearrangement
21.1.6 Synthesis with Retention of the Functional Group
21.2 Product Class 2: Triacylamines, Imides (Diacylamines), and Related Compounds
21.3 Product Class 3: N-[α-(Heteroatom)alkyl]-Substituted Alkanamides
21.4 Product Class 4: N-Arylalkanamides, Ynamides, Enamides, Dienamides, and Allenamides
21.5 Product Class 5: α-Heteroatom-Substituted Alkanamides
21.6 Product Class 6: α, β-Unsaturated Amides: Alk-2-ynamides, Arenecarboxamides, and Alk-2-enamides
21.7 Product Class 7: β-Heteroatom-Substituted Alkanamides
21.8 Product Class 8: α-Lactams
21.9 Product Class 9: β-Lactams
21.10 Product Class 10: γ-Lactams and Larger Ring Lactams
21.11 Product Class 11: Peptides
21.12 Product Class 12: Metal Amides and Imides
21.13 Product Class 13: N-Heteroatom-Substituted Alkanamides
21.14 Product Class 14: Acylphosphorus Compounds
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Weinreb, Shinkai